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ROBERT HENRI. Dutch Girl in White

Dutch Girl in White. Artist: Robert Henri (American, Cincinnati, Ohio 1865-1929 New York). Dimensions: 24 x 20 in. (61 x 50.8 cm). Date: 1907.
Henri championed truth and vitality in life and art. He echoed in his paintings the dark palette and gestural brushwork of the old masters Diego Velázquez and Frans Hals and the more recent Realists Édouard Manet and Edgar Degas. In the summer of 1907 he and some of his students traveled to the Netherlands and visited Hals's hometown, Haarlem. There, responding to the Dutch painter's gift for characterization, Henri made portraits of local models, including this one of Martche, who was among his favorites. While most of his Ashcan School colleagues dedicated themselves to depicting urban flux, Henri was, and remains, best known for portraits.

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Author:

ROBERT HENRI (1865-1929)

Title:

Dutch Girl in White

Caption:

Dutch Girl in White. Artist: Robert Henri (American, Cincinnati, Ohio 1865-1929 New York). Dimensions: 24 x 20 in. (61 x 50.8 cm). Date: 1907. Henri championed truth and vitality in life and art. He echoed in his paintings the dark palette and gestural brushwork of the old masters Diego Velázquez and Frans Hals and the more recent Realists Édouard Manet and Edgar Degas. In the summer of 1907 he and some of his students traveled to the Netherlands and visited Hals's hometown, Haarlem. There, responding to the Dutch painter's gift for characterization, Henri made portraits of local models, including this one of Martche, who was among his favorites. While most of his Ashcan School colleagues dedicated themselves to depicting urban flux, Henri was, and remains, best known for portraits.

Technique/material:

OIL ON CANVAS

Museum:

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Credit:

Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY

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Image size:

3201 x 3811 px | 34.9 MB

Print size:

27.1 x 32.3 cm | 10.7 x 12.7 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

AMERICAN PAINTINGS AND SCULPTURE • CANVAS • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA • OIL ON CANVAS • OIL PAINTINGS • PAINTINGS • ROBERT HENRI • UNITED STATES